In The Garden


"Give Me To Drink Oh Lord"
Osella Clabaugh

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Scripture text:  "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."  John 4:14

We live in a very busy world.  My day starts at 4:45am every morning and ends anywhere between 11pm and 1am.  Pastor Wayne's day is even longer.  It still seems as if there are not enough hours in a day. I am sure if a day was 30 hours long we still would say there was not enough hours in a day.  We work many hours just to make ends meet.  Many of you hold two job.  Then there's the children and or grandchildren.  The house cleaning and the yard work.  There's the church services and duties.  There are those who need visited and prayed for.  We all go from before daylight until after dark.  We get worn out and run down.  We need rest.

Many of us get that way spiritually to. Sometimes it seems as if we are in a desert spiritually.  We need a fresh touch from God a refreshing touch from God. We are spiritually thirsty.  John 4:14 says "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."   I know that sometimes we can get so busy working for the Lord that we forget to stop and get refreshed spiritually ourselves. We need to come and drink from that water. David says it so well in Psalm 42 :1-8

"As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul, after thee, O God,
 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God? 
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me; for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day,
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
O my God my soul is cast down within me; therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all the waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Yet the Lord will command his loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life."

Yes my brothers and sisters in Christ there are times when we all thirst for God.  Please take time to spend with God.  To drink of his Word and His Love.  When was the last time you just sat down and read the Bible and said God speak to me and fill me.  In all the business of this world you must find time to come and drink from the water of God.  Find time today just to tell God how much you love Him.  Just as you long to hear that from your spouse or your children or your parents, God longs to hear it from you today.  God bless you.  Let's pray.

Father we are a thirsty people.  Our Souls are thirsty.  Lord quench our thirst.  We love you Lord and we long to be drawn close to you.  Teach us O Lord to slow down and to spend time with you, to drink of your water.  Lord teach us to praise you every day of our life. Teach us to rely on you O Lord.  Today Lord bless us and refresh us.  In Jesus name I pray.  Amen.